Kyle Langford (sailor)
Kyle Langford (born 30 July 1989)[1][2] is an Australian sailor who has competed in multiple America's Cups
Langford is a member of Oracle Racing and in 2010 won the RC44 World Championships in a crew skippered by Jimmy Spithill. He was a late addition to the sailing crew for the 2013 America's Cup. Langford was appointed as the wing trimmer following the suspension of Dirk de Ridder.[3]
He again sailed with Oracle during the 2015–16 America's Cup World Series and the 2017 America's Cup.[1]
Langford sailed in the 2011 Extreme Sailing Series with The Wave, Muscat and the 2014 Extreme Sailing Series with Oman Sail.[4]
Langford will sail on Team Brunel in the 2017–18 Volvo Ocean Race.[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Kyle Langford – ORACLE TEAM USA". 27 July 2016. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ https://www.volvooceanrace.com/en/crew/641_Kyle-Langford.html[dead link]
- ^ "Youngest Cup winner still in shock". 1 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "America's Cup winner Kyle Langford returns to Oman Sail". sail-world.com. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ^ "Peter Burling joins Dutch Team Brunel and will face Blair Tuke at Volvo Ocean Race". Stuff. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Australian male sailors (sport)
- 2013 America's Cup sailors
- 2017 America's Cup sailors
- Oracle Racing sailors
- Extreme Sailing Series sailors
- Volvo Ocean Race sailors
- RC44 class world champions
- World champions in sailing for Australia
- Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales